Maguy Marin's 'Deux Mille Vingt Trois' Challenges Audience at Reggio Parma Festival
French choreographer Maguy Marin, born in Toulouse in 1951, showcased her work 'Deux Mille Vingt Trois' (2023) at the Reggio Parma Festival in Emilia, Italy, from September to December 2023. This piece had its premiere at the Maison de la Danse in Lyon before moving to the Cavallerizza in Reggio Emilia. It opens with a wall of bricks that collapses, featuring names of corrupt individuals, and delves into themes of media manipulation and societal control. Marin draws inspiration from Edward Louis Bernays and incorporates on'nagata from Kabuki theater, along with money props and a soundtrack that concludes with an Islamic chant. Additionally, her earlier work 'Umwelt' (2004) was included, and she donated 'Grosse Fugue' (2001) and 'Duo Eden' (1986) to the MM Contemporary Dance Company. Her book 'Toucher au nerf' is set for release on December 20.
Key facts
- Maguy Marin's 'Deux Mille Vingt Trois' debuted at Maison de la Danse in Lyon and Cavallerizza in Reggio Emilia in November 2023.
- The piece features a collapsing wall with names of corrupt entrepreneurs, presidents, and finance magnates on each brick.
- Marin draws on Walter Benjamin and Olivier Neveux to explore media manipulation and power.
- The work references Edward Louis Bernays, who used psychoanalysis to manipulate public opinion.
- The performance includes on'nagata from Kabuki theater, money props, and a soundtrack of hammering metal and broken bricks.
- The piece ends with an Islamic chant accompanied by guitar.
- Marin stated, 'The public should not be educated, but rather dis-educated.'
- Her earlier work 'Umwelt' (2004) won a Prix spécial in 2006 and a Bessie Award in 2008.
- Marin donated 'Grosse Fugue' (2001) and 'Duo Eden' to MM Contemporary Dance Company.
- Her book 'Toucher au nerf' was published on December 20 by Théâtrales Editions in Lyon.
Entities
Artists
- Maguy Marin
- Pina Bausch
- Edward Louis Bernays
- Sigmund Freud
- Walter Benjamin
- Olivier Neveux
- Denis Mariotte
- Marinella Guatterini
Institutions
- Reggio Parma Festival
- Maison de la Danse
- Cavallerizza
- Teatro Due
- MM Contemporary Dance Company
- Théâtrales Editions
- Syndicat de la Critique
- Bessie Award
Locations
- Toulouse
- France
- Lyon
- Reggio Emilia
- Italy
- Parma
- Emilia
- Berlin